Acer Aspire 6935 upgrade to Windows 8, having a few issues

Ikram232

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Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I looked around this website and I found that the people in here are very kind. Anyway, I installed Windows 8.1 Professional onto my Acer Aspire 6935g and I found a few problems:

- The brightness does not change at all wether I press FN and Right or Left, or do it from Windows 8. It doesn't change.

- The sound and bass sounds perfect after installing drivers but every now and then it fuzzes, so for instance, when an error appears, it makes a "fzzzzzz" sound and it's annoying. (I did something to it and it might be working fine now, I have to wait and see.)

Those are the problems I am having at the moment, I have to wait and see if I get more problems on Windows 8. I have it dual-booted with Windows 7 just in case if anything goes wrong and thank lord I did. I am typing this in Windows 7 right now because Windows 8 is having some problems. Please can anyone help?

- Ikram232

P.S, sorry if I posted this in the wrong category. I did not know which one to put it in!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7, Dual-Booted with Windows 8.1
Solution for brightness

Can anyone help? I having been waiting a while now.

I may be able to help you with the brightness issue, but the sound I sadly cannot. I had this issue today and found the source of my problems; Go to control panel -> Update Device Drivers -> look for monitors "Generic PnP monitor" and click update then manual, but select pick from existing; click the same one as indicated above and it should fix the brightness problem if your problem was similar to mine. (When I first had the issue it indicated the driver was corrupted, likely due to the recent 8.1 Update for me or immature sleep/shutdowns I ended up doing.)

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( I am taking an apprenticeship as a technician, with further description of your problems I may be able to help you even further. )
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
Can anyone help? I having been waiting a while now.

I may be able to help you with the brightness issue, but the sound I sadly cannot. I had this issue today and found the source of my problems; Go to control panel -> Update Device Drivers -> look for monitors "Generic PnP monitor" and click update then manual, but select pick from existing; click the same one as indicated above and it should fix the brightness problem if your problem was similar to mine. (When I first had the issue it indicated the driver was corrupted, likely due to the recent 8.1 Update for me or immature sleep/shutdowns I ended up doing.)

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( I am taking an apprenticeship as a technician, with further description of your problems I may be able to help you even further. )

It still didn't work, it's still bugging me!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7, Dual-Booted with Windows 8.1
On some laptops its a separate utility to run those keys and sometimes its backed into the drivers. You might have to install the Acer Launch Manager Utility, you can always uninstall it if it doesn't solve the issue. I had a 5920 but only ever ran Windows 7 on it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
On some laptops its a separate utility to run those keys and sometimes its backed into the drivers. You might have to install the Acer Launch Manager Utility, you can always uninstall it if it doesn't solve the issue. I had a 5920 but only ever ran Windows 7 on it.

I have Launch Manager installed. Don't want to uninstall it to see what happens but has been there since I bought the computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 500-056
    CPU
    AMD Elite Quad-Core A8-6500
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 8570D
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
The Acer site doesn't list any 8 drivers for the 6935, that is not a good sign. The latest BIOS is also very old, 03/30/2010.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
The Acer site doesn't list any 8 drivers for the 6935, that is not a good sign. The latest BIOS is also very old, 03/30/2010.

Old? Four years and old? Wellllllll, I guess in computer years, it may be . . . Compared to a dog's years, it's ummm, 28 years old. Yup, time fer a new one.

Seriously, I have two HP laptops that are more than four years old, one of which has been upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro Update and it's doing fine. No problems at all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 500-056
    CPU
    AMD Elite Quad-Core A8-6500
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 8570D
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Just saying that IS old for laptops. I know on my Acer laptops the function keys are a combo of BIOS and drivers. Was trying to provide relevant info is all.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
Just saying that IS old for laptops. I know on my Acer laptops the function keys are a combo of BIOS and drivers. Was trying to provide relevant info is all.

Sorry, Popeye . . . I was trying make a joke because four years is old for any computer, although a whole bunch of us have to make do with what we have, old or not.

Also, what with UEFI coming into its own now (seems to have been around longer than I knew), BIOS are no longer a simple thing.

Speaking of BIOS, do you think there won't be an upgrade to legacy BIOS? I think even my more than four years old HP laptop has UEFI which is not active.

Also, if UEFI is available in his lappy, do you think that if he changes to UEFI, the situation could solve itself?

Again, I apologize. I did not mean to belittle your helpful post. Methinks this is a case of one should "engage brain before applying fingers to keyboard".
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 500-056
    CPU
    AMD Elite Quad-Core A8-6500
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 8570D
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave K350
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hey Wynona, I did think the dog years things was funny. Some old dogs hunt just fine. :)
No apology needed. I was only trying to say some older machines play well with 8 and some don't.

My head is still scrambled with the UEFI thing to be honest. I doubt the manufacturers will do anything to upgrade older legacy machines. I also thought it requires more chip memory or a separate chip entirely.

I'd be real surprised if his lappy is UEFI capable. Then again, I'm kind of an old fart and have been surprised before. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
Well, some systems will 'run fine' with the generic drivers that come with Windows. But they won't run as smooth as the drivers from the manufacturer that have been updated. That's been true for many older versions of Windows beside Windows 8.

It's all about whether or not your system manufacturer is going to go back and update drivers for certain systems. Four years may not seem to be a lot, but it's closer to dog years than human. After all, touchscreens have been out for over a dozen years, but they are substantially different now. My Acer desktop display is only 2 touch and I don't ever expect any new drivers for it.

But we are talking about chipset drivers, lan drivers, wlan drivers, video drivers, etc, etc. And if we're talking about a laptop, every single driver is probably released by the manufacturer. All this works great until a completely new version of an OS comes out, like Windows 8. Then the manufacture decides to update older drivers or not. Most likely, they concentrate on their new systems that are being sold with the new OS.

Depending on how brave you are, sometimes you can download the drivers for a newer model of system and try installing them. If you compare the chipset that is installed and it matches or is a close relative (for example, a 'g' version instead of the newer 'f' version), you might be able to use the verified new driver.

But be careful, and test, test, test. Do one update at a time and make sure you can do a system restore to the OS configuration you knows was working with generic drivers.

Good luck,

OGG
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I-7 860
    Motherboard
    Asus P7B
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 580
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer (Primary), Asus (secondary), Sony TV (third)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 128GB SSD Windows 8 Boot Drive
    WD Black 1 TB (2 ea)
    WD Red 3 TB
    WD Black 500GB
    Keyboard
    MS 1000
    Mouse
    MS Flip
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FIOS 35/35
    Browser
    IE 11, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 Defender (MS Security Essentials)
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